Email marketing hosting with Mautic and Listmonk
Send newsletters and automated campaigns from your own server and keep your subscriber list in your hands. Mautic is a full marketing automation platform; Listmonk is a fast, single-binary newsletter and mailing-list manager. Run either on a HyperDC VPS and send through the email service you choose.
- Mautic for campaigns, segments and lead scoring
- Listmonk for newsletters and transactional mail
- Send through an SMTP relay or email service
- Your subscriber list on your own server
- Install
- Composer, Docker or a single binary
- StackMautic 7 runs on PHP 8.2 to 8.5 with MySQL 8.4 or MariaDB 10.11 or newer. Listmonk is a single Go binary with PostgreSQL 12 or newer.
- PHP and MySQL or MariaDB · Go and PostgreSQL
- Default port
- Listmonk 9000; Mautic through the web server
- MinimumMautic advises against shared hosting and asks for a PHP max_execution_time of at least 240 seconds. Listmonk is a single small binary.
- None published; a VPS is recommended for Mautic
- SendingBoth send through an external SMTP server or email service; a dedicated sending service gives bulk mail the best chance of reaching the inbox.
- Through SMTP or an email service
- Current release
- Mautic 7.2 · Listmonk 6.2
Tools and features
- Mautic
- Listmonk
- Campaigns
- Segments
- Landing pages
- Forms
- Lead scoring
- Double opt-in
- Bounce handling
- SMTP relays
Facts from the project’s official website, documentation and repository, checked in October 2026.
Email marketing plans are being prepared
Tell us which tool you prefer and how many contacts you have, and our team will reply with the right server. Or start today on a Linux VPS and install Email marketing with our guide.
How big a server does email marketing need?
List size, tracking data and background jobs decide the size; the sending itself is done by your email service.
| Feature |
Newsletter
Listmonk with a growing list
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Recommended Marketing team
Mautic with campaigns and forms
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Large lists
Hundreds of thousands of contacts
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| vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server. | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–8 |
| MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system. | 1–2 GB | 4 GB | 8–16 GB |
| DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups. | 20 GB | 40 GB | 80 GB+ |
| Background jobsMautic needs staggered cron jobs for segments, campaigns and sending; Listmonk runs its own queues. | Built into Listmonk | Mautic cron jobs | Cron plus message queue workers |
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Newsletter
Listmonk with a growing list
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 1–2
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 1–2 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 20 GB
- Background jobsMautic needs staggered cron jobs for segments, campaigns and sending; Listmonk runs its own queues.
- Built into Listmonk
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Recommended
Marketing team
Mautic with campaigns and forms
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 2–4
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 4 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 40 GB
- Background jobsMautic needs staggered cron jobs for segments, campaigns and sending; Listmonk runs its own queues.
- Mautic cron jobs
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Large lists
Hundreds of thousands of contacts
- vCPUVirtual processor cores of the server.
- 4–8
- MemoryMemory for the app, its database and the operating system.
- 8–16 GB
- DiskNVMe or SSD storage for the app, its data and local backups.
- 80 GB+
- Background jobsMautic needs staggered cron jobs for segments, campaigns and sending; Listmonk runs its own queues.
- Cron plus message queue workers
Neither project publishes server sizes. Listmonk is a single Go binary with PostgreSQL; Mautic needs PHP workers and cron jobs, and its contact data grows with every tracked open and visit.
Your list, your campaigns, your server
Keep subscribers and campaign data in a system you own, and pay your sending service for sending only.
Marketing automation
Mautic builds campaigns from triggers, conditions and actions, scores leads and personalises emails and landing pages.
Newsletters that scale
Listmonk sends to large lists from a small server, with templates, a visual builder and several SMTP servers.
Deliverability first
SPF, DKIM and DMARC on your domain, a dedicated sending service and automatic bounce handling keep your lists clean.
Consent built in
Double opt-in, one-click unsubscribe links and preference pages help you follow the email rules that apply to you.
Your data on your server
Customer records, conversations and reports stay on a server you control, in the location you choose.
Root access, your rules
Every Linux VPS, VDS and dedicated server comes with full root access: you choose the versions, the add-ons and the security settings.
Backups included
Free weekly and monthly backups come with every VPS and VDS plan. For data that changes every day, keep copies of your own as well.
Port 25 and SMTP relays
Outbound port 25 is closed by default on HyperDC VPS. For services ordered for a term of 3 months or longer, we open it on request: open a support ticket. Until then, send through an SMTP relay on port 587.
Start sending in four steps
Order the app preinstalled on your server, or install it yourself with our guide.
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Choose your server
Pick a VPS, VDS or dedicated server in the size from the table above and the location closest to your users.
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Install Mautic or Listmonk
Choose it as an app option, or follow our guide: Mautic with Composer or its Docker image, Listmonk as a binary or with Docker Compose.
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Add your domain and TLS
Point a subdomain such as app.example.com at the server’s IP address and serve the app over HTTPS with a free Let’s Encrypt certificate.
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Connect your sending service
Add the SMTP or API details of your email service, set SPF, DKIM and DMARC on your domain, configure bounces and send a test campaign.
Step-by-step setup guides
Install, secure and update the app with our guides, written for current Ubuntu and Debian releases.
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How to install listmonk with Docker Compose and HTTPS
Run listmonk and PostgreSQL from the official Docker Compose file, keep port 9000 private behind Caddy, create the Super Admin, connect an SMTP relay and back up the database and uploads.
40 min Intermediate -
How to install Docker Engine on Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04
Install Docker Engine, Buildx and Compose from Docker's official apt repository on Ubuntu LTS, run it without sudo, rotate logs and keep published ports private.
15 min Beginner -
How to install Mautic 7 with Composer, Apache, MariaDB and HTTPS
Build Mautic 7 from the official Composer project, serve it with Apache behind Caddy HTTPS, run the installer from the shell, schedule the required cron jobs and connect a transactional email service.
60 min Advanced
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Frequently asked questions
Mautic or Listmonk: which should I choose?
Listmonk if you mainly send newsletters and want something small and quick to run: one binary and PostgreSQL. Mautic if you need marketing automation: multi-step campaigns, lead scoring, forms, landing pages and CRM-style contact histories.
Can I send bulk email directly from the server?
We advise against it, even once port 25 is open. Mail from a new server address with no sending history often lands in spam, and bulk sending from it can get the address blocklisted. Send campaigns through a dedicated email service or SMTP relay instead; our terms of service apply to all mail sent from your server.
Is port 25 open on my VPS?
Outbound port 25 is closed by default on HyperDC VPS. For services ordered for a term of 3 months or longer, we open it on request: open a support ticket. Until then, send through an SMTP relay on port 587. A relay or email service also helps your mail reach the inbox.
What does Mautic 7 need?
PHP 8.2 to 8.5 with extensions such as intl, imap, zip, gd, bcmath and mbstring, MySQL 8.4 or MariaDB 10.11 or newer, Apache or Nginx, and cron jobs for segments, campaigns and sending. Mautic 7 is installed and updated with Composer or the command line; browser updates were removed.
What does Listmonk need?
PostgreSQL 12 or newer and the Listmonk binary or Docker image. Run it once with --install to create the tables, serve port 9000 through a reverse proxy with HTTPS, and run --upgrade after each update, with a database backup first.
How are bounces handled?
Both tools mark addresses that bounce so you stop sending to them. Listmonk reads bounces from a POP mailbox or from webhooks of services such as Amazon SES and SendGrid; Mautic processes them through its email transport or a monitored inbox.
Can I import my existing subscribers?
Yes. Both import CSV files with field mapping. Import only people who agreed to receive your emails, keep the proof of consent, and send to a fresh list in small batches first.
Ready to own your email marketing?
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